Trade, Investment and Small States
20 October 2022 – 21 October 2022
Chair: Michael Howe—Counsel, WilmerHale
KEYNOTE
Ambassador Mere Falemaka—Permanent representative, Permanent Delegation of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation and Other International Organisations in Geneva
~ Building resilience through trade in small states - a Pacific perspective
PANEL DISCUSSION
Dr Tsotang Tsietsi—Senior Lecturer, Department of Private Law at the National University of Lesotho
~ Trade and investment from the perspective of a small African state
Dr Helen Kavvadia—Visiting Research Associate, University of Luxembourg
~ Economic diplomacy of Luxembourg in terms of trade and foreign direct Investment
Ruth Teitelbaum—Independent Arbitrator
~ An ICSID trust fund for collective payment of future award debt: aligning the goals of foreign investment, development and climate change policy
